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Revealed: 'Star Trek' scanner that can measure damage to your body from smoking and junk food

Feb 16 2011

In Star Trek, Dr McCoy was able to diagnose patients in an instant using his trusty ‘tricorder’. Now a real-life equivalent has been developed, giving medics the ability to tell within seconds just how healthy – or unhealthy – you are.

The handheld device, the size of a computer mouse, gauges the damage that bad habits such as smoking or a fondness for junk food are having on the body. To read more click here.

 

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